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| 1 | EU Launches Public Consultation on Evaluation of the Cosmetics Regulation | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | bility. Alignment with other EU chemicals legislation (e.g. REACH and CLP). |
| 2 | ECHA Publishes Formaldehyde Emissions Guideline Ahead of August 2026 EU Restriction | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | On 14 May 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) published a new guideline outlining |
| 3 | ECHA Launches Revamped C&L Inventory via ECHA CHEM Platform | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | On 20 May 2025, the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) announced that it has officially lau |
| 4 | Brazilian Congress Advances Bill to Regulate | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | bstances, often referred to as "forever chemicals" (PFAS) is gaining momentum in the Bra |
| 5 | Japan: MHLW updates list of substances subject to labelling and SDS delivery requirements under ISHA | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | provide a label and SDS for the listed chemicals to safeguard workers’ health and the |
| 6 | New Zealand to End Transition Period for Fluorotelomer Firefighting Foams on 3 December 2025 | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | standards outlined in the Fire Fighting Chemicals Group Standard 2021 (HSR002573). |
| 7 | COP-12 Expands Stockholm Convention Annex A to Include Chlorpyrifos, MCCPs, and LC-PFCAs; UV-328 Exemptions Revised | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | rties agreed to list several additional chemicals in Annex III, which requires prior info |
| 8 | Taiwan to Add PFOS, PFOA, NP/NPEO, and Cycloterpenes to Toxic Chemical List in June 2025 | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | stricter controls on several high- risk chemicals, including PFOS, PFOA, nonylphenol (NP |
| 9 | China Adds 44 Chemicals to IECSC and Updates Uses for 2 Substances | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | nces were added to the IECSC. These are chemicals that are now officially recognized as e |
| 10 | Ukraine Notifies WTO of New Regulation on Hazardous Chemical and Biological Factors | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | On 28 May 2025, Ukraine officially notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the adoption of Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 588, titled “On Approval of the Procedure for State Registration of Hazardous Factors”, dated 21 May 2025. This |
| 11 | Japan amends New Chemical Substances List: 119 Substances Added | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | MHLW) announced the addition of 119 new chemicals to the New Chemicals List under the Ind |
| 12 | OECD Publishes New and Revised Test Guidelines for Chemical Safety Assessment | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | cted Test Guidelines for the testing of chemicals. These guidelines, available in both En |
| 13 | Japan releases Implementation Report on CSCL for FY 2024 | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | ng is required for general and priority chemicals produced or imported at ≥1 ton/year. |
| 14 | Japan Launches Consultation to Collect Toxicity Data for Chemicals under CSCL | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | risk assessment of Priority Assessment Chemicals (PACs) and general chemicals under the |
| 15 | India Withdraws Quality Control Orders for Acetic Acid, Methanol, and Aniline | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) of |
| 16 | New Zealand EPA Strengthens Reporting Rules for Hazardous Substance Importers and Manufacturers | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | 2026, all companies handling hazardous chemicals must register key business and product |
| 17 | EU Publishes REACH Restriction on DMAC and NEP Due to Reproductive Toxicity | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | d vulnerable populations from hazardous chemicals. It also aligns with the EU Chemicals S |
| 18 | EPA Releases Guidance on New Chemical Submission Requirements Under TSCA Final Rule | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released new guidance materials to help companies meet updated requirements for submitting new chemical information under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These requirements were introduced i |
| 19 | Japan advances enforcement of chemicals under mandatory Labelling and SDS norms | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | evised enforcement notice to remove the chemicals from the list of mandatory safety data |
| 20 | Japan adds 50 chemicals to carcinogenic list effective from 1 April 2027 | Regulatory Regions | stagging.gpcgateway.com | LW) published a list of 50 carcinogenic chemicals on the ASEAN-Japan Chemical Safety Data |
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